COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina could feel significant impacts if Congress fails to reach a deal to avoid a federal government shutdown.
A closure would send nonessential federal employees home without pay. According to the Library of Congress, South Carolina had more than 24,000 federal civilian workers last year. Their work spans everything from health inspections to medical services.
TSA agents at Columbia Metropolitan Airport and employees at Fort Jackson would continue working without pay until the government reopens…